The book “Pedorthic Footwear; Assessment and Treatment” is published in April 2018 by the foundation BERJALAN.

The editorial board is chaired by Klaas Postema and the members are Karl-Heinz Schott, Dennis Janisse en Clemens Rommers. The editors all have a longstanding professional experience in pedorthics as medical specialist and pedorthist.

In total 54 authors from seven different countries. Most authors are practicing medical specialist, podiatrist, pedorthist, movement scientist, engineer or physiotherapist.

The book provides a wide scope of contributions and is devided in seven parts:

Background knowledgeFunctional anatomy, biomechanics, typical development of the feet and physiological changes in elderly

Examination, design aspects and model of workprocessesHistory taking, physical examination and gait observation are basic aspects that get ample attention in this book.

Different aspects of pedorthic footwearAspects and influences of the last on the shoes; An ample description of all adaptations that can be made; Material choices and possibilities; All about the rocker profile with latest evidence.

Examples of footwear that can be made in circumstances with limited possibilitiesTwo complete descriptions of high quality shoes and sandals.

Foot and gait problems of children

Foot and gait problems of adults

The book ends with a thesaurus, of which we hope it will be an aid for the reader.

Hard cover. 578 pages and more than 550 illustrations and 33 tables.There is a website application with different videos. The videos are free to use for educational purposes. There is also a page with some errata.

Communication in three parts: first contact with the pedorthist, delivery of new pedorthic shoes, and control. Every part has two versions, one in which the ‘do nots’ are outlined and the other in which the ‘dos’ are outlined.

Gait pattern of Stroke patient with and without pedorthic shoe. The patient is described in chapter 29.

Errata

Extra content will be shown on the website.

The price of the book is € 91.00 for Western countries and € 40,00 for Low income countries. Shippingscosts are free.

!!! Ordering in April gives you a discount of 10% !!!

The book can be ordered by this website. After receiving the payments, the book will be sended. DHL will ship the books and with a track-and-trace system you can follow your order, if possible in your country.